The North Wake Church Podcast: Recent Episodes
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The North Wake Church podcast is a place where we talk about all things church-related, dive a little deeper into what’s happening in the life and ministries of North Wake, and discuss topics that will hopefully inspire you to love God, the church, your neighbor, and the nations more and more.
Dr Ken Keathley, professor at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, joins Jen Grady and Carson Cobb to discuss Creation. Read all of North Wake’s “What We Believe” statements on our web site.
North Wake’s statement: “We believe that God created all things and that by his sovereign power he continues to sustain his creation. (Gen. 1:1; Col. 1:17)”.
Ken Keathley’s personal one-sentence statement on creation: “God, without opposition or equal, called the world into existence out of nothing. For his own good purpose of glorifying his son.”
Resources Referenced in the show:
- Podcast: Christ in Culture Podcast from SEBTS. Ken Keathley and Benjamin Quinn, hosts.
- Scientist: Francis Collins, a Christian Evangelical, who leads the Human Genome Project. Learn more at Brittanica, NIH, and the Journal Nature.
- Book: 40 Questions about Creation and Evolution.
Noah Joyner, Jen Grady and Carson Cobb discuss what we at North Wake Church believe about The Church -- the Universal Church, and the Local Church. Read our statement about our beliefs on the North Wake web site.
Resources Referenced in the show:
- The Screwtape Letters, CS Lewis
- Why Bother With Church, Sam Allbury
- What is a Healthy Church, Mark Dever
Noah Joyner, Jen Grady and Carson Cobb discuss what we at North Wake Church believe about The Bible. Read our statement about our beliefs on the North Wake web site.
Resources Referenced in the show:
- Can I really trust the Bible? - Barry Cooper | The Good Book Company
- William Ramsey - Archeologist and Scholar on Acts
- Lee Strobel, The Case For Christ
- Tim Keller, Making Sense of God
Noah Joyner joins Carson Cobb and Jen Grady to talk about the history and mission of the Hispaniola Institute of Theology, a Bible College for speakers of Haitian Creole and Spanish in the Dominican Republic. Contact Noah Joyner at noahj@northwake.com and read more at https://www.facebook.com/hispaniolainstituteoftheology/
Carson is joined by Dr. Gene Burrus to discuss how to better understand and minister to individuals wrestling with issues of sexuality and gender.
Earlier in the year we talked with James Lind about a local evangelism initiative some of our NW members are involved in--The Harvest Teams.
Listen in on a live roundtable discussion as Noah talks with Jacob Jackson (Lakeside, VA) and Clint Little (Winston Salem, NC) about the early stages of church planting.
We sat down in the early summer to chat with Erica Wu about LILY Moms ministry ("Life in the Little Years"). Erica has led LILY Moms for the past two years, and gets us up to speed on how things have been and what's coming next. To get more info you can email:
nwlilymoms@gmail.com
Noah & Carson chat with Justin Perry, lead pastor at Community Life Church in Tampa, FL. (Forgive us for the interference over the Zoom call. We couldn't figure out how to make it go away!)
Listen in on our conversation as we talk about our latest book series (i.e. why Philippians was selected and some of the background of this amazing letter.)
Dr. Jerry Lassetter joins Jen, Noah, & Carson as we talk about the biblical practices of baptism and the Lord's supper.
Want to know about "next steps" in training to love and serve your church & community? Listen as Noah, Jen & Carson talk about North Wake's ministry intensive.
One of the goals of our podcast is to introduce you to various members of North Wake that serve our church in a myriad of ways. Jen and Carson introduce Mike and Beury and talk with them about the various ministries they have served in here.
Want to know more about North Wake's summer ministry known as "Runner's Camp"? Listen in!
Carson, Jen, & Noah talk about North Wake Church and the recently announced "Vine Project".
Sam, Noah, and Carson reflect on some of the challenges for individuals, families, and churches over the past year.
Welcome to our conversation about... conversations! We talk with Stephanie Joyner about a new initiative at North Wake that fosters authentic conversation between North Wake members and leaders.
As we approach holy week, Noah, Jen & Carson sit down to reflect upon the meaning and wonder of what Christ did on the cross.
Hear from several of our North Wake members about their experiences and journey into regularly having conversations about Christ with friends, neighbors, and strangers.
One of our podcasting goals is to introduce you to some of our church leaders more personally. Noah & Carson sit down with Sam Williams, one of our long-time elders, to talk about his history with and love for North Wake. (We actually recorded two episodes with Sam, so be on the lookout for part 2!)
We sit down to chat with Shanna Heath, our interim kid's ministry director.
(Also, since recording this episode we DID get one suggestion for a new name for our podcast. You'll hear about that on a future episode.)
Carson, Jen, & Noah talk about the upcoming season of Lent: their experiences, potential pitfalls, and North Wake's approach to observing this church tradition.
Mentioned links:
https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/why-bother-with-lent/
http://northwake.com/resources/articles/lent-resources/
Welcome to the first episode of the North Wake Church podcast! Meet our hosts (Jen, Noah, & Carson) and hear the "why" and "what" behind the podcast.
Join us as we talk with our pastor, Larry Trotter, about our church's focus this year and how the elders create the yearly themes for our church.